Thursday, March 3, 2011

Award Winning Chili Recipe

Here is my really cool trophy!
And here is the recipe:

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut cooked cubed and cooked
1 med onion (Scott doesn't like them and I don't like to cut them so I use diced onions)
1 1/2 tea garlic powder
1 tea veg oil (I don't usually put this in)
2 cans great northern beans
1 can chicken broth
2 can chopped chilies (I don't put them in... Yuck!)
1 tea salt
1 tea oregano
1/2 tea pepper
1/4 t cayenne pepper (sometimes I only put in about 1/8 and it is enough)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 c whipping cream

In saucepan saute chicken, onion and garlic in oil until chicken is cooked (I use canned chicken so I skip this step and just throw the chicken onion and garlic in a pot and not the oil. I have boiled chicken and used that before too) Add beans, broth, chilies (no thank you) and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 min (I have used a crock pot before and just cooked it 4-8 hours on low and it is just as good!) Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and whipping cream. Scott tops his soup with sour cream. We usually have chips and cheese with it! Really good and really easy!

Thanks Mim and Holly for the recipe!
We love it!
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They Learn So Fast....

...which ones are the marshmallows and which ones are the mates, which cupboards are baby-proof and which ones aren't (and which ones weren't yesterday... until the contents were dumped twice), that the vitamins taste nasty (more Tylenol please)! How to unlock the phone and text (no kidding), how to turn on the tv and use the remote if she doesn't like what's on, that there are fun treasures in Daddy's backpack (like reflex hammers) and that Mommy just put a cookie in her bag and I'm going to find it!.... and there is still so much to discover!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Clutter

I recently read Don Aslett's book "Clutters Last Stand". And it really motivated me to get rid of stuff! I did cheat a little and put at least 4 boxes in storage but a lot of that was baby stuff...I wasn't going to get rid of my baby stuff! Anyway Scott and I got rid of two big garbage bags of clothes. And there was a lot other thing we got rid of. However there are two types of items I just couldn't part with: Expensive things and Free things. I know they are the ends of the spectrum but the middle stuff is easier for me. What about you? What can't you part with?

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Award Winning Chili

ISU housing put on a chili cook off last night. 1st place was a new digital camera. I need a new camera and decided to enter. (who doesn't love a little friendly competition?) I had been trash talking with some other moms this week, so then I KNEW I'd never win... Well my white chili took first place!!!! I WON!!!!! I was so excited! I never win! My old camera was about 6 years old and had 3.2 mega pixels. My new phone has that many... any way this camera has 12!! times have changes :) Look for better pictures now! We'll see how this goes!

Oh, I also got a great trophy with a fake tomato and a real pepper on it!

ps...I'm still so excited!
downsized_0208111024a.jpgThe kids got cookies at story time this week. Ainsley loved it!
Ainsley and i went to see my family one day this week...Grandpa loves to feed kids treats! She really made a mess with this one!
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SOO BIG!



Ainsley finally weighs 20 lb and can be forward facing! And she loves to see out!

ps on our way back from Provo Ainsley got fussy. So Scott gave her his phone. Pretty soon I got a text from Scott's phone saying "What's up" Ainsley sent her first text!